Accounts Payable (T&E) Accountant

Seoul, Korea

We’re the world’s leading data, insights, and consulting company; we shape the brands of tomorrow by better understanding people everywhere.

About the job

This role is responsible for strengthening the company’s financial discipline and operational efficiency by ensuring accurate and timely client invoicing, maintaining balanced accounts receivable performance, and delivering reliable VAT reporting and cashflow forecasting. As an Accountant, you will improve revenue integrity through effective management of accrued and deferred revenue while supporting Net Working Capital (NWC) improvement initiatives.

Additionally, you will drive excellence in AP and T&E operations by ensuring compliance and timely processing of employee expenses and advances, being responsible for corporate credit‑card governance, and providing clear analysis of T&E and team‑related spending. You will also support broader Accounts Payable activities as needed to maintain strong financial controls and flawless end‑to‑end finance processes.

Job Goals

1. AR Management

• Handle client invoicing
• Monitor AR aging, billing terms, and intercompany reconciliation
• Prepare VAT reports and cashflow forecast
• Maintain accrued and deferred revenue; manage NWC reporting

2. AP Management(T&E)

• Review and process employee expense and employee advances
• Manage corporate credit card
• Analyze T&E and team expense
• Support Accounts Payable–related tasks as needed

Ideal Skills and Capabilities:

• Bachelor’s degree or above (required)
• 3–4 years of relevant experience preferred
•  Ability to travel internationally as needed
•  (Preferred) Strong English communication skills
•  (Preferred) Experience using Maconomy

Continue to shape your future at Kantar. We're proud you're considering how to always get better and are making the investment in your career. Let’s continue to win together and help shape the brands of tomorrow.

What part of Kantar might I be joining?

You’ll be joining our Insights division, the masters of using data to resolve challenges. They help brands define what they should stand for, how to reinvent and renew their offer, how to better reach audiences, and how to win with consumers. By blending human insights expertise with the latest technology advances, Insights make sure we can deliver innovative information to brands everywhere.

Why join Kantar?

We shape the brands of tomorrow by better understanding people everywhere. By understanding people, we can understand what drives their decisions, actions, and aspirations on a global scale. And if we combine the expertise of our people with the latest AI technology, we can really help brands discover some amazing insights.  

And because we know people, we like to make sure our own people are being looked after as well. Equality of opportunity for everyone is our highest priority and we support our colleagues to work in a way works for them. We encourage applications from all backgrounds and sections of society. Even if you feel like you’re not an exact match, we’d love to receive your application and talk to you about this job or others at Kantar.

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At Kantar, the diversity of our employees provides a richer environment for our employees and broader depth and breadth of thinking for our clients. Kantar is committed to inclusion and diversity; therefore, we welcome applications from all sections of society and do not discriminate based on age, race, religion, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, marital status, or any other legally protected characteristics.

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